The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-09-17

The Annual Reports and Election of
Officers.

The annual meeting of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union was held yesterday,
the president, Mrs. George S. Hunt, in the
chair. The secretary read her report as fol-
lows:
Mrs. President and Ladies Of the w. C.
Il. u: rs1'
In submitting the tenth annual report of
this society. call your attention to several
branches of work.
In the Friendly Inn there has beeni shell
tered between two and three hundred lodg-
ers, and here we desire to thank some uns.
known friend, lady who from interest in
this work was induced to paint this building
on the outside.
Here during the winter months were held.
each evening, meetings for boys, where in
well-lighted and well-warmed room they
were kept from the temptations of the street
for two hours, and under the influence and
instruction of our directors and their help
ers they learned something of good. Just at
the close of the season, through the kind
ness of Mr.. K. c. Harrington, arrangements
were made for instruction in military drill,
which of course the boys greatly enjoyed.
Plans are now being perfected for more eff
fectual and systematic work among this class
during the coming winter.
Mothers meetings in the interest of Social
Purity were new feature introduced last
winter. These were held in the several yes
manifested. Twenty-Five hundred pages of
reading matter on this subject was distrb-
uted. *N
Another new Department. of Work
among Soldiers and Sailors. Plans are ma
tured and it is intended to push the work
vigorously.
There has been but one public meeting
under the auspices of the Union,-that at
Congress Square Church, addressed by Mrs.
Woodbridge.
The jail work has been conducted as in
former. years. The chairman of the commit
tee visits the Jail every Sunday, distributing
reading matter and personally conversing
with the prisoners. The regular Sunday
service belongs to this Union whenevers a
fifth Sunday occurs in month. These meet
lngs are always well sustained by ladies APP
| pointed for the day any many kind
and encouraging word is then spoken to our
hayward and erring sisters and none enter
or go out without warning from arepresen-
tative of this society.
The great work of our Union is the station
| work, IN which, besides our police matrOn,
| are engaged committee of five ladies who
give much attention and thought to it. To
this labor we look with great satisfaction
knowing that in this way much good is done
| in this city which was the first to adopt this
| office at the solicitation of this society
through one Of the vice presidents who fire.
/ quently visited the station, saw the need of
| such an 0fhcer. From this appointment first
made in Portland, have sprung many SINH
! lar in the various cities of our Union one
other in our own State, and the Massachu-
sets Legislature last winter passed law re-
| quiring all cities with 10000 inhabitants to
sustain police matron. We call ours justi-
fable pride in the establishment of this work
| and for its greater efficiency we solicit the
pecuniary aid of the philanthropc. There
have been during the year 1856 arrests of
| women and children, 100 for intoxication.
| This number would be noticeably reduced
had we reformatory prison for women, for
| the frequent arrest of the same person would
be avoided. Thankful for the Temporary
Home to which five women have been sent,
and the industrial school which has received
eight children. we yet feel sure that at no
distant day this great need of the State. first
asked for in 1896, will be established
In closing we desire to thank all who have
aided in this work by money or influence,
| Car Company, who as usual have passed our
matron on their roads, and to Messrs. j. b.
| Coyle and j. +. Liscomb who have generous
lly responded to requests for passes on the
boats we are especially grateful.
Respectfully submitted,
CoRNELIA M. Dow,
Secretary
The treasurer reported $986.40 received,
which sum has been insufficient to cover ex-
| penses.
Mrs. l.. M. N. Stevens having served us
AOh eWCiNO JCdtO uCClluCo q It,
election on account of the increased amount
OF work in the State, but her interest has
kept pace with every added care
The following officers were elected:
President-Mrs. George s. Hunt.
Vice Presidents-Mrs. Margaret Merrill, Mrs.
erie.
Correspondent Secretary-Miss GIN Dow.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. F. C. Johnston.
Treasurer-Miss o. nj. Beckett.
DlrectOrs-High Street, Mrs. L. NJ. Cults, Miss
Eunfce Scales; Second Parish, Miss Celia Patten,
Mrs Mcdowell; State Street, Mrs. Whitman
Sawyer, Mrs VIC. Ware; Williston, Miss Anna
Garland, Miss c. III. Foye; st. Lawrence, Miss j.
j. Gerrish; West Church. Miss G. Carlton; First
Baptist, Miss o. M. Beckett, Miss Abbie Norton
ST. Paul, Mrs. James Hawley; st. Lukes, Mrs.
Emily Stevens; Pine Street. Mrs. Fernald Mrs
| Homestead; Chestnut Street, Mrs. G. H. Baker,
Mrs. Helen Humphrey; Free st. Baptist, Miss
Deering; Congress st. Methodist, Mrs. ii. H.
| Shaw, Mrs Adam Lamont; Friends. Mrs. f. q.
Johnston, Mrs. L. M. Douglass; Plymouth Free
| viii Baptist, Miss Anthone, Mrs. Plummer; First
| Parish, Mrs. Noah Burgess, Mrs. w. G. Kyle;
Church of the Messiah, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs.
| Neal; Congress Square, Mrs. G. H. Cloyes, Mrs.
| ]. w. Sawyer; Swedenborgian, Mrs Margaret
Merrill, Mrs: Stockwell; Vaughan Street, Mrs.
Mcdonald, Mrs. Rich; st. Stephens Mrs. ]. b.
| Coyle, Miss Dalton.